Remembering jazz legend Charlie Ventura
By Bruce Klauber Stan Kenton was an incredibly popular bandleader whose career spanned five decades. But if he is remembered
By Bruce Klauber Stan Kenton was an incredibly popular bandleader whose career spanned five decades. But if he is remembered
By Bruce Klauber My first visit to Atlantic City, so I’m told, was in 1956. I was 4 years old.
When getting there was half the fun By Bruce Klauber Prior to 1964, if someone from Philadelphia and surrounding regions
By Bruce Klauber In December of 2021, Shore Local’s Cindy Fertsch wrote a profile of one of the few, remaining
By Bruce Klauber While I was writing the Shore Local piece about Jersey Shore songs, the name Bert Parks kept
By Bruce Klauber When we look back at the short but iconic list of shore newspaper reporters who also became
By Bruce Klauber Vocal artist Paula Johns is one of the most versatile, popular, in-demand, and musical singers performing today.
By Bruce Klauber During the 1980s, the Rendezvous Lounge within what was then called Resorts International was one of the
By Bruce Klauber Casino gambling was legalized in Atlantic City on June 2, 1977. That’s when the floodgates opened for
By Bruce Klauber Frank Sinatra and Billy Joel sang about New York. Elton John rocked “Philadelphia Freedom.” Tony Bennett left
By Bruce Klauber There was a time when thousands of visitors poured into Atlantic City casinos 365 days a year.
By Bruce Klauber Given Atlantic City’s rich, long, colorful and sometimes incredible history, it’s no surprise that a number of
By Bruce Klauber Some 37 years after his passing in 1987, legendary jazz drummer Buddy Rich continues to be revered.
By Bruce Klauber Mike Gill is the brand manager of WENJ-FM radio in South Jersey. He’s one of the many
